who has won the most on jeopardy

Ken Jennings has won the most on Jeopardy! overall, holding both the longest winning streak and the highest total money won when you include tournaments.

Quick Scoop

• Most games won: Ken Jennings with 74 consecutive regular-season victories, far more than any other contestant.

• Most money overall: Jennings has earned over $5.2 million on Jeopardy! , including tournaments, which puts him at the top of the show’s Hall of Fame lists.

• Regular-season cash record: His 74-game run alone brought in about $2.52 million, the highest non-tournament total in the show’s history.

A bit of context

If you see lists of “biggest winners,” names like James Holzhauer, Amy Schneider, and Matt Amodio also appear very high, but none of them surpass Ken Jennings in either total games won or cumulative Jeopardy! money when tournaments are counted.

So if the question is who has won the most on Jeopardy? —in both games and dollars—Ken is the clear answer.

TL;DR: Ken Jennings has won the most on Jeopardy! in both number of games and total winnings (including tournaments).

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